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1. A computer-implemented printing control method comprising: receiving a first identifier input at a time of logging in to an application on a terminal, and information indicating a storage location of printing data stored in a storage device, an instruction to print the printing data being received on the application; transmitting, in accordance with at least one of the first identifier or the information, a request for acquiring the printing data to a storage application configured to control the storage device; storing the printing data acquired from the storage application in association with a second identifier; outputting a list of the printing data stored in association with the second identifier in response to receiving the second identifier from a printing device; and transmitting another request for acquiring the second identifier corresponding to the first identifier to an authentication server, wherein the storing of the printing data includes storing the printing data acquired from the storage application in association with the second identifier acquired from the authentication server.
2. The printing control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first identifier and the second identifier are an identical individual identifier.
3. The printing control method according to claim 1 , wherein the request includes a request for acquiring the second identifier corresponding to the first identifier.
A printing control method addresses the challenge of managing print jobs in a networked printing environment where multiple devices and users interact with a print server. The method involves receiving a print request from a client device, where the request includes a first identifier associated with the print job. The print server processes this request by generating a second identifier that corresponds to the first identifier, ensuring secure and traceable print job management. The second identifier is used to authenticate and authorize the print job, preventing unauthorized access or modifications. The method also includes transmitting the second identifier back to the client device, allowing the client to verify the print job status or retrieve additional job details. This approach enhances security and reliability in print job handling, particularly in environments where multiple users and devices share a single print server. The method ensures that print jobs are correctly identified, tracked, and processed, reducing errors and improving efficiency in networked printing systems.
4. A printing control system comprising: a printing device; a printing control device configured to control the printing device; a terminal device configured to interact with a user; a storage control device configured to store and manage data of the user in a nonvolatile storage device; a chat device configured to perform processing related to a chat of the user; and a bot device configured to operate as a chat partner of the user, wherein the terminal device is configured to transmit information regarding a storage location of data designated by the user and a first identifier identifying the user to the chat device, the chat device is configured to transmit, to the bot device, the information received from the terminal device, the bot device is configured to: transmit a request for acquiring the data to the storage control device in accordance with the information received from the chat device, and transmit, to the printing control device, a printing request based on the data and a second identifier received from the storage control device in response to the request, and the printing control device is configured to: store the printing request transmitted from the bot device as a printing job, and transmit a list of the printing job including the second identifier to the printing device in response to receiving the second identifier from the printing device.
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March 2, 2021
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